Or perhaps not scorned, but not listened to.

For privacy reasons I don’t discuss my location, the schools my kids go to, their names etc on the blog, so let’s lay some groundwork. For the purposes of this post I live in Average Midwest Suburb (AMS). My toddler is little E. And schools that don’t require masks for 2-year-olds are Schools With Functioning Brains. (I won’t actually use that term here, but I had to say it.)

Well, last night, AMS school district emailed parents about their COVID guidelines for the coming school year. Now, little E is little, so he was only signed up for a low-commitment preschool program through the district. But his speech therapist agrees that even that small amount of socialization is crucial for his development.… Read More »